Separable cuff button



Dec. 1, 1925. 1,563,351.

W. E. FIELD ET AL SEPARABLE CUFF BUTTON 1 Filed July 15. 1925 6% ayrzfjiwaz fled 63 670 are.

I N V EN TOR.

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Patented Dec. 1, 1925.

UNITED STATES WALTER E. FIELD AND FRED C. STOWE, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNORS TO HARRY D. HEDISON, DOING- BUSINESS AS HEDISON MFG. 00., OF PROVIDENCE,

RHODE ISLAND.

PATENT OFFICE.

SEPARABLE CUFF BUTTON.

Application ruse July 15, 1925. Serial No. 43,729.

'1 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WALTER E. FIELD and FRED C. Strown, citizens of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Im provements in Separable Cuff Buttons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved construction of cuff button of the separable type, and has for its object to provide a button of this character having two members separably connected together, each having inner and outer heads, a latch or look member being provided in one of the button parts to releasably engage the other button parts, which lock may be actuated by an axially movable post operable through the outer headof one of the members to release the button parts.

A further object of the invention is to form the two separate button parts as stud and socket members, the stud member being provided with a hollow projection fitting into a recess in the socket member and a latch in the socket member extending into position to engage parts of the stud member and an axially movable push piece in the stud member normally in disengaged position and adapted to be operated to contract the latch to release the button parts.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel fea tures of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

, Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation illustrating one form of this improved button construction with the two parts connected.

Figure 2 is a section on line 22 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a sectional detail of the tubular push piece.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the spring latch member.

, Figure 5 is a sectional side elevation of the end plate of the stud member showing the central guide protuberance formed thereon.

Figure 6 is a face View of the under side of the end plate of the socket member showing the latch-guiding slot'therein.

Figure 7 is a sectional side elevation illustrating the push members as pressed inwardly to move the latch to disengaged position.

Figure 8 shows the button parts separated.

Figure 9 is a modification illustrating the latch as carried by the stud member of the button, and the releasing push piece by the socket member thereof.

It is found that a practical construction of separable button may be provided in which the lookin or latch member may be carried in one of the button parts and the operating push piece ,in' the other of the button parts and that these latch members may be arranged to extend into position to engage and releasably secure together the opposite parts of the button, whereby an axial movement of the push piece will contract these latch members permitting the button parts to separate; and the following is a detailed description of the present embodiment of this invention showing one construction by which these advantageous results may be accomplished With reference to the drawings, 10 designates the stud member and 11 the socket member of our improved separable button, the socket member being provided with an outer head 12 and an inner head 13. This inner head is provided with an end plate 1% having a central socket or recess 15 for the reception of the projection or protuberance of the stud member, and this plate is preferably formed concaved on its outer surface for the purpose of guiding this protuberance into the socket or recess therein to facilitate connecting the button parts. The bottom of this socket is slotted transversely as at 16 through which the ends of the latch member 17 extend and are guided. These latch ends 18 are provided with engaging shoulders 19,the heads being pressed normally outwardly by action of the spring arms 20. These arms are connected by a bridge 21 which is provided with an outwardly extending riveting lug 22 which is adapted to extend through the opening 23 in the plate 24 and riveted therein for the purpose of supporting this latch in operative position in its button member.

The stud member of this button is pro vided with an outer head 25 and an inner head 26, the inner head being provided with an end plate 27 drawn or swaged, as best shown in Figure 5, to provide a hollow protuberance. 28, in the bottom wall of which is formed a circular opening 29 for the reception of the latch members, and which protuberanceis adapted to extend. into, the recess 15. of the socketniember.

In order to move the engaging ends 18 of the latch inwardly toward each other to contracted or released position, we liavepro vided a tubular push piece 30, the lower end of which just enters and, is guided in the recess or socket, formed by the hollow protuberance 28, the lower edge of this tube being preferably counterboredpr, beveled as at 3l to engag the inclincdends of the latch to force them towartleacl1 other against the spring of their arms, and the outer end of this tube is preferablyflaringas at providing a shoulder against which the operating spring 23 normally pressesto hold the tube in outward position and also serves to hold the llange 34iof the push but ton l'lai normally up against the inner surface ofthe outer button head. Byv this improved construction when is desired,the two. button members or parts may bereadily connected by simply pressi 'i them together which will cause the latch. 11 inthe sockct member to snapinto engagement with the walls of the stud member and when it is desired to re lease these parts it only necessary to press H the button end ani al- 11y, as best 'il-. lustrated in Figure 7, causing the push piece 30 to contractthelatch members, which will j permit the button parts to bereadily separated,

In some instances, instead of mounting the latch members in the socket member of the button, we may reverse this; construction and mount the latch in the studmember otthe button, and the push piece in I the socket member, thereof, byj wl ich construction the parts will work substantially the same and appear substantial I modified con ru 1101ishown;iii Figure 9.

The foregoing description directed solel v towards the construction 7 illustrated but we desireit tobeulidcrstood:tliat we reserve the privilege of ,resortingto all the mechanical changes to which the device is susc eptible,the invention being defined and limited only by the. terms of the appended claims.

lVe claim:

1. A separable cullfbuttou comprising two button parts, each having. inner and outer heads, a latch memberin oiiebutton parts arrangedto snap laterally into engagement with portions of other buttonpart, an axially movable latch engaging push member in the other of saidbutton parts, one of said members having a surface inclined to tliegaxisi a ndi in engagement with the other of saidnieinbers,whereby an axial movement of the push member causes a lv as :illustra tedv inljtlie v lateral releasing movement of the latch member topermit the ,separation of the button parts.

2. A separable cufl' button comprising two buttonparts, each having inner-.and outeiheads, a spring latch in one button part arranged to snap laterally ,intoengagcment with portions of the inner head of the other butt-onpart, the end portion of said latch being set "on an incline to the button axis, and an axially movable latch engaging push piece in the other of said button parts having an opening in its end of size to engage said inclined end portion to act upon and withdraw said latch from engaged position upon an axial movement of said push piece to permit separation of the button parts.

3. A separable cutllbutton, comprising stud and socket members, each having inner and outer heads, a protuberance on the stud member, a recess int-he socket member to receive said protuberance, oppositcly disposed latch arms guided in a slot in one of said button members and arranged to rcleasablyengage parts of the other member, and an axially-movable tubular push piece in the. other of said button members arranged to, set over the ends. of said, latch arms to force the same inwardly torelease said button members and simultaneously expel the stud from its socket member.

l. A separable .cuft 'button comprising stud and socket members, each having inner and. outer heads, an, integral, protuberance on the inner head of the stub member, a recess in the inner head of the socket memberto receivesaid protuberance, a latch in said recess to engage and: gripthe walls of said protuberance upon enteringthe same, andan axially movable push piece inthe stud member for moving saidlatch to release the button members and expel the stud fromits socket,

5. A separable cuff button comprising stud and socket members, eaclrhaving inner and outer l1eads, an open endedintegral protuberance on the stud member, a recessin the, socket member to receive said protuberance, a latch member havingapairofspring arms supported in the body of-thesocket member and having enlarged endportions extending into said recess and through the opening in said protuberanceto engage the walls thereof when the protuberanceis positioned in said recess, and an axially mov- 1::0 able push piece in the stud member having an opening in its end to'iitover-and contract saidlatch arms byyan axial inward movement to disenage said button members.

6. A separable cuii button comprising 12 stud and socket members, each having inner and outer heads, an integral protuberance on thestud member, a recess in the -socket member to receive said protuberance, alatch member having a pairof-spring-arms supported in and extending into said recess into position to engage the Walls of said protuberance when positioned in said recess, a push button in the outer head of the stud member, and a push piece under outward spring pressure to receive axial operating movement through said button, the inner end of said push piece being guided in said protuberance and shaped to engage and contract said latch arms to disengage the same from the Walls of said protuberance and expel the stud from its socket member.

In testimony whereof We affix our signa tures.

VALTER E. FIELD. FRED C. STOVE. 

